Lisata Therapeutics agrees to Kuva Labs buyout at $4 per share
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA, FRA:8NE) has agreed to be acquired by privately held Kuva Labs Inc. for $4 per share in cash, plus a contingent value right worth up to an additional $3.00 per share tied to drug development milestones.
Lisata Therapeutics to be acquired by Kuva Labs
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA, FRA:8NE), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapies to treat advanced solid tumors and other serious diseases, announced that it has agreed to be acquired by privately held Kuva Labs. Under the terms of a definitive agreement, Kuva will launch a tender offer to purchase all outstanding Lisata shares for $5 per share in cash at closing, plus one contingent value right (CVR) per share.
Lisata regains China rights to pancreatic cancer drug
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA, FRA:8NE) said it has mutually terminated a licensing and collaboration agreement with China's Qilu Pharmaceutical, regaining full rights to its cancer drug candidate certepetide in the Greater China region. The February 2021 agreement granted Qilu exclusive rights to develop and commercialize certepetide in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Lisata Therapeutics to be acquired by Kuva Labs in $4-per-share cash deal
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA, FRA:8NE) said on Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by privately held Kuva Labs in a cash deal valuing the clinical-stage drug developer at $4 per share, plus potential contingent payments tied to regulatory and licensing milestones. Under the terms of a binding term sheet, Kuva will launch a tender offer to buy all outstanding Lisata shares for $4 each in cash, with shareholders also eligible to receive up to $2 per share through two non-tradeable contingent value rights, Lisata said.
Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (LSTA) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. ( LSTA ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 4:30 PM EST Company Participants John Menditto - Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications David Mazzo - President, CEO & Director James Nisco - Senior VP of Finance, Treasurer, CAO & Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Kristen Buck - Executive VP of R&D and Chief Medical Officer Conference Call Participants Lander Egaña-Gorroño Robert Sassoon - Water Tower Research LLC Peter Enderlin - MAZ Capital Advisors, LLC Brian Kemp Dolliver - Brookline Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Welcome to the Lisata Therapeutics Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Update Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded today, Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Lisata Therapeutics advances certepetide, inks strategic alliances in Q3
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA) has reported financial results for the third quarter, highlighting continued clinical progress for its lead investigational therapy, certepetide, and announcing strategic collaborations to expand its development and discovery capabilities. Certepetide, Lisata's proprietary investigational peptide, continues to be studied across multiple solid tumor types in combination with standard anti-cancer therapies.
Lisata Therapeutics receives 2025 BioTech Breakthrough Award for 'Overall BioPharma Solution of the Year'
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA) announced that it has won the “Overall BioPharma Solution of the Year” in the fifth annual BioTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by BioTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that evaluates and recognizes standout life sciences and biotechnology companies, products and services throughout the world. The clinical-stage pharmaceutical company said the award is in recognition of its unique therapeutic approach and focused clinical development plans, designed to produce products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with advanced solid tumors.
Lisata Therapeutics reports preclinical data showing certepetide's potential to enhance cancer drug delivery
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA) has reported promising preclinical results suggesting its iRGD cyclic peptide, certepetide, could enhance the effectiveness of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in cancer treatment. The data, presented by Lisata's licensing partner Catalent at the 16th Annual World ADC San Diego Conference, showed that certepetide may improve tumor penetration and broaden the distribution of cytotoxic agents within tumors.
Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (LSTA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTA ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants David J. Mazzo - President, CEO & Director James Nisco - Senior VP of Finance, Treasurer, CAO & Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Kristen K.
Lisata Therapeutics advances lead cancer drug, expects key trial results by year-end
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA) said on Thursday it is making steady progress in advancing its pipeline of oncology drug candidates, with several key clinical trial readouts anticipated through the remainder of 2025 and into 2026. The company reaffirmed its financial runway into the fourth quarter of next year, positioning it to continue developing certepetide, its lead investigational therapy for advanced solid tumors.
Lisata Therapeutics and WARPNINE complete enrollment in iLSTA trial, share encouraging preliminary results
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA) and WARPNINE announced the completion of patient enrollment in the Phase 1b/2a iLSTA trial, which is evaluating Lisata's therapy candidate certepetide in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy and immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer. It is evaluating the therapy in patients with locally advanced non-resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), rather than metastatic PDAC.
Lisata Therapeutics expands IP with key patent covering certepetide's chemical structure and uses
Lisata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LSTA) announced that it has been issued a new US composition of matter patent for its investigational drug candidate certepetide. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the company US Patent No 12,351,653, which provides protection for certepetide through March 2040, with the possibility of a patent term extension.
